Identification

Title

Code-Point Open

Abstract

Code-Point Open is a dataset that contains postcode units, each of which have a precise geographical location. To give you extra analytical power, Code-Point Open includes NHS authority and administrative unit codes. There are approximately 1.7 million postcode units in England, Scotland and Wales. Each postcode unit, such as KY12 8UP or PO14 2RS, contains an average of fifteen adjoining addresses. Northern Ireland postcodes are not available with Code-Point Open. Discover hidden patterns in your data. With Code-Point Open, you can display on a map any information that contains a postcode; for example, customer records. For basic route planning, Code-Point Open will locate your starting and destination postcode, so your software can work out the best roads to take. Save money and benefit from simple licensing terms. Code-Point Open is free to view, download and use for commercial, education and personal purposes.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://os.uk/business-government/products/code-point-open

name: Product description

function: information

https://api.os.uk/downloads/v1/products/CodePointOpen/downloads?area=GB&format=GeoPackage&redirect

name: GeoPackage

function: download

https://api.os.uk/downloads/v1/products/CodePointOpen/downloads?area=GB&format=CSV&redirect

name: CSV

function: download

https://osmetadata.astuntechnology.com/geonetwork/srv/api/records/7987ab75-4f5a-4799-81b3-a9f747ee291e

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name: OS Download API

description: OS Download API

Unique resource identifier

code

Code-Point Open

codeSpace

https://os.uk

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

location

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Postcode

Postcodes

Location

Administrative Codes

Postcode units

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.655

East bounding longitude

1.79

North bounding latitude

60.85

South bounding latitude

49.90

Extent

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

Great Britain

Extent group

authority code

code identifying the extent

Northern Ireland

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1959

End position

2020-10-01

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-04-01

date type

revision

effective date

2020-11-15

Frequency of update

quarterly

Quality and validity

Lineage

Code-Point is recreated quarterly using updates from Ordnance Survey field surveys and Gridlink® (a consortium made up of Royal Mail®, Ordnance Survey, the Office of National Statistics (ONS), Land & Property Services® (LPS) and the National Records of Scotland (NRS)

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

The CodePoint family of products are not INSPIRE compliant.

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2019-11-15

degree

true

explanation

Conforms to OS specification

Data format

name of format

version of format

1

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

We simply ask that you acknowledge the copyright and the source of the data by including the following attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2020 Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and Database right 2020 Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2020

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Customer Services

organisation name

Ordnance Survey

full postal address

Adanac Drive

Southampton

SO160AS

United Kingdon

telephone number

0345 757535

email address

customerservices@os.uk

web address

https://os.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

OS Data

organisation name

Ordnance Survey

full postal address

Adanac Drive

Southampton

SO160AS

United Kingdom

telephone number

0345757535

email address

os.data@os.uk

web address

http://os.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-03-26T17:38:27

Metadata language

eng